
Stonehenge Researcher Visits Polk State to Share Internationally Significant Discoveries

More than 30 attendees gathered at Polk State Winter Haven on Tuesday to hear from world-renowned Stonehenge researcher David Jacques. Jacques, a former Fulbright professor at Polk State, is now a professor and senior…

Putting College Within Reach: Polk State Lakeland SALO Hosts 100 Elementary Students

More than 100 fifth-graders from Haines City’s Sandhill Elementary recently visited Polk State Lakeland, as part of a program the Student Activities and Leadership Office developed five years ago to get young kids thinking about their college options. “Having…

Stonehenge Researcher to Speak at Polk State on May 31; Free and Open to the Public

Polk State College will host renowned Stonehenge researcher David Jacques for a free lecture. Jacques, a former Fulbright professor at Polk State, is now a senior research fellow in archaeology at the University of Buckingham…

Polk State Nursing Alumna: Profession Requires Scientific Mind, Compassionate Heart

Nearly five decades ago, as a way to pay her tuition, Ivadene Howell went to work as a certified nursing assistant. It was just a job. Nothing more than a way to pay the bills…

Polk State Aerospace Open House is June 9

Polk State College’s Aerospace Program will host an open house and information session on June 9 at 6 p.m. at Polk State Airside Center East, 2949 Airside Center Drive in South Lakeland. At the event,…

Polk State Students Learning About Art, Culture, Themselves in Marseille, France

Polk State Humanities Professor John Barberet and Art Professor Holly Scoggins are leading a group of eight students on a study-abroad trip to Marseille, France. There, the students are earning credits in art and humanities,…

Polk State Professor Teaches, Inspires Girls During STEM Workshop

She was there to teach fourth- and fifth-grade girls about water quality, but Polk State Earth Science Professor Natalie Whitcomb aimed to impart a bigger lesson during a Saturday morning workshop on the shores of…

Pinning Ceremony

Polk State held its annual Pinning Ceremony on May 4 for nursing graduates. The candlelight processional represents the traditional “Light of Knowledge” and “Ray of Hope” associated with the lamp that Florence Nightingale carried as…

Two Polk State Music Students Win Scholarships

Two Polk State Music students are winners of the Bob Washington Jazz Scholarship Award Program, a five-year-old contest that organizers say continues to grow more competitive. The Jazz Lovers and More Jazz clubs of The…

Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Professor to Vie for Air Force Association’s National Teacher of the Year Award

Having won at the chapter and state levels, Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Professor Suzanne Ramjattan Halverson is now in the running for the Air Force Association’s National Teacher of the…